Blood on the Sun (1945)

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In his first film in two years, James Cagney stars as Nick Condon, the American editor of a pre-WW2 Tokyo newspaper. When two of his best friends are horribly murdered, Condon suspects that the "peaceful" Japanese military government is up to no good. He dedicates himself to getting his hands on the… More In his first film in two years, James Cagney stars as Nick Condon, the American editor of a pre-WW2 Tokyo newspaper. When two of his best friends are horribly murdered, Condon suspects that the "peaceful" Japanese military government is up to no good. He dedicates himself to getting his hands on the "Tanka Plan," a Japanese blueprint for conquering the world, and bringing this document to the attention of the Free World. As a result, he is targeted for persecution by the corrupt Tokyo police and betrayed by a traitorous fellow journalist. On a pleasanter note, Condon makes the acquaintance of half-Chinese Iris Hilliard (Sylvia Sidney), who agrees to help him foil the Japanese High Command. As was customary in wartime films, virtually all the Japanese characters in Blood on the Sun are played by Chinese, Korean, and Caucasian actors; for example, Robert Armstrong is cast as Colonel Tojo, while Premiere Tenaka is enacted by John Emery. Having lapsed into the public domain, Blood on the Sun is available from several distributors and also exists in a computer-colorized version. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By: Frank Lloyd
Written By: Lester Cole & Frank Melford
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1945 Wide
On DVD: Dec 30, 1997
Studio: Nostalgia Family Video

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Cast

            James Cagney as Nick Condon

            Sylvia Sidney as Iris Hilliard

            Porter Hall as Arthur Beckett

            Wallace Ford as Ollie Miller

            Robert Armstrong as Col. Tojo

            John Emery as Premier Tanaka

            Rosemary De Camp as Edith Miller

            Leonard Strong as Hijikata

            Frank Puglia as Prince Tatsugi

            John Halloran as Capt. Oshima

            Hugh Ho as Kajioka

            Philip Ahn as Yamamoto

            Joseph Kim as Hayoshi

            Rhys Williams as Joseph Cassell

            James Bell as Charley Sprague

            Grace Lem as Amah

            Oy Chan as Chinese servant

            George Paris as Hotel manager

            Hugh Beaumont as Johnny Clarke

            Gregory Gaye as American Newspaperman in Tokyo

            Arthur Loft as American Newspaperman in Tokyo

            Marvin Miller as Yamada

            Emmett Vogan as American Newspaperman in Tokyo

            Charlie Wayne as American Newspaperman in Tokyo

            Rosemary DeCamp
            
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